Card game

ABSTRACT

The invention is a six-card-stud poker game, played with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards, plus at least one but preferably four Jokers. Each Joker may be used as any card. Two or more but preferably seven players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player who is not a Banker, may play one to eight different bets: Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet, betting on the contents of the Player&#39;s own hand. After at least one bet is placed, each Player and the Banker are each dealt six cards. From each Player&#39;s own six dealt cards, he selects and keeps his best 5-card poker hand and discards one other card. To win a bet, a Player&#39;s best 5-card poker hand must be one of the predetermined winning hands of the type of the bet he or she bets on, regardless of the Banker&#39;s hand. If a Player makes more than one bet, the Player may win all bets made, the Player may win some bet(s) and lose the other(s), or the Player may lose all bets made.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(e) fromthe Part 7 “Wild 6 Card Thrill” of the following U.S. provisional patentapplication: Serial No. 60/193,309 filed Mar. 30, 2000, which isincorporated by the reference.

[0002] A Portion of the disclosure of this patent document containsmaterial that is subject to copyright protection. I, Henry Lo, thecopyright owner, have no objection to the facsimile reproduction byanyone of the patent disclosure, as it appears in the PTO patent file orrecords, but otherwise reserves all copyright rights whatsoever.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention generally relates to card games and, inparticular, to card games for use in casinos and cardrooms.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The invention is offered under the trademark “Wild 6 CardThrill.” The invention is a six-card-stub poker game. The game can beplayed with at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52cards, plus at least one but preferably 4 Jokers. It can also be playedwith at least one but preferably one standard poker deck of 52 cards,wherein either all Twos, all Threes, all Fours, all Fives, all Sixes,all Sevens, all Eights, all Nines, all Tens, all Jacks, all Queens, allKings, or all Aces are “Wild Cards.” Each Joker or each Wild Card can beused as any card. Two or more but preferably seven players mayparticipate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom otherplayers play against. A Player who is not a Banker may play one to eightdifferent bets the game offered, betting only on the contents of thePlayer's own hand and not playing against the Bankers hand. The eightbets are Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet,Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight OrBetter Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet.

[0005] After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Bankerare each dealt six cards. From each Player's own six cards, each Playermust select and keep his or her best five-card poker hand and discardsone other card. A Player's wager wins if the Player's best five-cardpoker hand is one of the winning hands of the bet the Player bets on;and the wager loses if the Player's best five-card poker hand is not oneof the winning hands.

[0006] SPECIFIED TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: The Specified Two Pair can beany Two Pair; if the Specified Two Pair is Tens Two Pair (1010665), thenthe name of the bet will be called Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet; if theSpecified Two Pair is Jacks Two Pair (JJ887), then the name of the betwill be called Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet; and so on. A Player'sSpecified Two Pair Or Better Bet wins if the Player's best 5-card pokerhand is the Specified Two Pair or any Two Pair that ranks higher thanthe Specified Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of aKind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses ifthe Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winninghands. The Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money (1 to 1) onany one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriatepayout odds can be used.

[0007] TENS TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: A Player's Tens Two Pair Or BetterBet wager wins and is paid Even Money (1 to 1) if the Player's best5-card poker hand is Tens Two Pair, Jacks Two Pair, Queen Two Pair,Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House,4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wagerloses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the abovewinning hands. Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money on any one ofthe above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payoutodds can be used.

[0008] JACKS TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: A Player's Jacks Two Pair Or BetterBet wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Jacks Two Pair,Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight,Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or RoyalFlush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not oneof the above winning hands. Aces Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money(1 to 1) on any one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any otherappropriate payout odds can be used.

[0009] 3 OF A KIND OR BETTER BET: A Player's 3 Of A Kind Or Better Betwager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is 3 of a Kind,Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind orRoyal Flush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand isnot one of the above winning hands. 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet pays EvenMoney (1 to 1) on a hand of 3 of a Kind, Straight or Flush, and pays 2to 1 on a hand of Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kindor Royal Flush. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can beused.

[0010] STRAIGHT OR BETTER BET: A Player's Straight Or Better Bet wagerwins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Straight, Flush, FullHouse, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and thewager loses if the Players best 5card poker hand is not one of the abovewinning hands Straight Or Better Bet pays 2.5 to 1 on a hand ofStraight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind orRoyal Flush. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can beused.

[0011] FLUSH OR BETTER BET: A Players Flush Or Better Bet wager wins ifthe Player's best 5-card poker hand is Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind,Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if thePlayer's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands.Flush Or Better Bet pays 4.5 to 1 on a hand of Flush, Full House, 4 of aKind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush. Alternatively, anyother appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0012] FULL HOUSE OR BETTER BET: A Player's Full House Or Better Betwager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 of aKind, Straight Flush, 6 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses ifthe Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winninghands. Full House Or Better Bet pays 8 to 1 on any one of the abovewinning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can beused.

[0013] BONUS BET: Either one of the following four games can be used forBonus Bet game:

[0014] Game 1: A player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best5-card poker hand is Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, StraightFlush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; the Player's wager loses if thePlayer's best -card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands.The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: Winning HandPayout Odds Royal Flush 100 to 1  5 of a Kind 60 to 1  Straight Flush 20to 1  4 of a Kind 4 to 1 Full House 3 to 1 Flush 2 to 1 Straight 2 to 1

[0015] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0016] Game 2: A player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best5-card poker hand is Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5of a Kind or Royal Flush; the Players wager loses if the Player's best5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The winningwager is paid according to the pay table below: Winning Hand Payout OddsRoyal Flush 100 to 1  5 of a Kind 60 to 1  Straight Flush 20 to 1  4 ofa Kind 7 to 1 Full House 4 to 1 Flush 2 to 1

[0017] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0018] Game 3: A players Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 1 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of aKind, Wild Royal Flush (Royal Flush with one or more Jokers) or NaturalRoyal Flush (Royal Flush with no Joker); the Player's wager loses if thePlayer's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands.The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: Winning HandPayout Odds Natural Royal Flush 5,000 to 1   Wild Royal Flush 80 to 1 5of a Kind 60 to 1 Straight Flush 20 to 1 4 of a Kind  4 to 1 Full House 3 to 1

[0019] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0020] Game 4: A Player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the Player's bestfive-card poker hand is 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, WildRoyal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player'sbest 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Thewinning wager is paid according to the pay table below; Winning HandPayout Odds Natural Royal Flush 5,000 to 1   Wild Royal Flush 100 to 1 5 of a Kind 60 to 1 Straight Flush 30 to 1 4 of a Kind  7 to 1

[0021] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0022] After reading their cards, each Player then selects and placeshis or her best 5-card poker hand and one discard on the appropriatespaces. Subsequently, the dealer puts away the Banker's cards in thediscard holder and settles each Players wager(s) against the Banker.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023]FIG. 1 shows a Player's betting area of the table layout of aseven-bet version of the invention: 101 is Jacks Two Pair Or Better Betspot; 102, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet spot; 103, Straight Or Better Betspot; 104, Flush Or Better Bet spot; 105, Full House Or Better Bet spot;106, 4 Of A Kind Or Better Bet spot; 107, Bonus Bet spot; 108, aPlayer's hand space; and 109, a Player's discards space.

[0024]FIG. 2 shows a Player's betting area of the table layout of afive-bet version of the invention: 201 is Jacks Two Pair Or Better Betspot; 202, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet spot; 205, Full House Or Better Betspot; 207, Bonus Bet spot; 208, a Player's hand space; 209, a Player'sdiscards space.

[0025]FIG. 3 shows a table layout of a five-bet version of theinvention.

DETAILD DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0026] A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a six-card studpoker game, played with one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus fourJokers. Other embodiments contemplate a version that would be playedwith at least standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker.In an embodiment, the invention is played with at least one standarddeck of 52 cards, wherein either all Deuces, all Threes, all Fours, allFives, all Sixes, all Sevens, all Eights, all Nines, all Tens, allJacks, all Queens, all Kings, or all Aces are Wild Cards.

[0027] Each Joker or each Wild Card can be used as any card to form aPair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, StraightFlush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.

[0028] A preferred embodiment of the invention offers seven positions,six Players and one Banker; the table size, management of Players andtheir bets, and speed of play are the key reasons for the choice ofseven positions. In other embodiments, lesser or greater than sevenpositions are contemplated in accordance with this invention. A Bankeris a player whom other players play against. A Player who is not aBanker may play Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair OrBetter Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet,Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Betand Bonus Bet betting on the contents of the Player's own hand.

[0029] After at least one wager is placed, each Player and the Bankerare each dealt six cards. In the preferred embodiment, each Player willreceive one six-card dealt hand and the Banker will receive one six-carddealt hand, starting from the Banker first, then the Player sitting tothe immediate left of the dealer, continuing in a clockwise fashion andending with the Player sitting to the immediate right of the dealer.Cards are dealt six at a time if the cards are shuffled by an automaticshuffling device; cards are dealt one card at a time for six times ifthe cards are shuffled by a dealer. In other embodiments, each Playerand the Banker, will receive their hand in either one of the followingfashions:

[0030] 1. They receive their own five cards and one community card.

[0031] 2. They receive their own four cards and two community cards.

[0032] 3. They receive their own three cards and three community cards.

[0033] 4. They receive their own two cards and four community cards.

[0034] 5. They receive their own one card and five community cards. And

[0035] 6. They receive no card their own and six community cards.

[0036] From each Player's own six cards, each Player selects and keepshis or her best 5-card poker hands and discards one other card. APlayer's wager wins if the Player's best five-card poker hand is one ofthe winning hands of the type of bet the Player bets on; the Player'swager loses if the Player's best five-card poker hand is not one of thewinning hands. If a Player makes more than one bet, the Player may winall bets made, the Player may win some bet(s) and lose the other(s), orthe Player may lose all bets made.

[0037] SPECIFIED TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: The Specified Two Pair can beany Two Pair, if the Specified Two Pair is Tens Two Pair (1010665), thenthe name of the bet will be called Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet; if theSpecified Two Pair is Jacks Two Pair (JJ887), then the name of the betwill be called Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet; and so on. A Player'sSpecified Two Pair Or Better Bet wins if the Player's best 5-card pokerhand is the Specified Two Pair or any Two Pair that ranks higher thanthe Specified Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of aKind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses ifthe Player's best S-card poker hand is not one of the above winninghands. The Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money (1 to 1) onany one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriatepayout odds can be used.

[0038] TENS TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: A Player's Tens Two Pair Or BetterBet wager wins and is paid Even Money (1 to 1) if the Player's bestS-card poker hand is Tens Two Pair, Jacks Two Pair, Queen Two Pair,Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House,4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wagerloses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the abovewinning hands. Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money on any one ofthe above winning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payoutodds can be used.

[0039] JACKS TWO PAIR OR BETTER BET: A Player's Jacks Two Pair Or BetterBet wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Jacks Two Pair,Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight,Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or RoyalFlush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not oneof the above winning hands. Aces Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money(1 to 1) on any one of the above winning hands. Alternatively, any otherappropriate payout odds can be used.

[0040] 3 OF A KIND OR BETTER BET: A Player's 3 Of A Kind Or Better Betwager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is 3 of a Kind,Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind orRoyal Flush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand isnot one of the above winning hands. 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet pays EvenMoney (1 to 1) on a hand of 3 of a Kind, Straight or Flush, and pays 2to 1 on a hand of Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kindor Royal Flush. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can beused.

[0041] STRAIGHT OR BETTER BET: A Player's Straight Or Better Bet wagerwins if the Player's best S-card poker hand is Straight, Flush, FullHouse, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and thewager loses if the Players best 5-card poker hand is not one of theabove winning hands. Straight Or Better Bet pays 2.5 to 1 on a hand ofStraight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind orRoyal Flush. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can beused.

[0042] FLUSH OR BETTER BET: A Player's Flush Or Better Bet wager wins ifthe Player's best 5-card poker hand is Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind,Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if thePlayer's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands.Flush Or Better Bet pays 4.5 to 1 on a hand of Flush, Full House, 4 of aKind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush. Alternatively, anyother appropriate payout odds can be used.

[0043] FULL HOUSE OR BETTER BET: A Player's Full House Or Better Betwager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 of aKind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses ifthe Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winninghands. Full House Or Better Bet pays 8 to 1 on any one of the abovewinning hands. Alternatively, any other appropriate payout odds can beused.

[0044] BONUS BET: Either one of the following four games can be used forBonus Bet game:

[0045] Game 1: A players Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best5-card poker hand is Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, StraightFlush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; the Player's wager loses if thePlayer's best S-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands.The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: Winning HandPayout Odds Royal Flush 100 to 1  5 of a Kind 60 to 1  Straight Flush 20to 1  4 of a Kind 4 to 1 Full House 3 to 1 Flush 2 to 1 Straight 2 to 1

[0046] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0047] Game 2: A player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best5-card poker hand is Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 6of a Kind or Royal Flush; the Player's wager loses if the Players best5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. The winningwager is paid according to the pay table below: Winning Hand Payout OddsRoyal Flush 100 to 1  5 of a Kind 60 to 1  Straight Flush 20 to 1  4 ofa Kind 7 to 1 Full House 4 to 1 Flush 2 to 1

[0048] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0049] Game 3: A player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the player's best5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 1 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of aKind, Wild Royal Flush (Royal Flush with one or more Jokers) or NaturalRoyal Flush (Royal Flush with no Joker); the Player's wager loses if thePlayer's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands.The winning wager is paid according to the pay table below: Winning HandPayout Odds Natural Royal Flush 5,000 to 1   Wild Royal Flush 80 to 1 5of a Kind 40 to 1 Straight Flush 20 to 1 4 of a Kind  4 to 1 Full House 3 to 1

[0050] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0051] Game 4: A Player's Bonus Bet wager wins if the Player's bestfive-card poker hand is 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, WildRoyal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player'sbest 5-card poker hand is not one of the above winning hands. Thewinning wager is paid according to the pay table below: Winning HandPayout Odds Natural Royal Flush 5,000 to 1   Wild Royal Flush 100 to 1 5 of a Kind 60 to 1 Straight Flush 30 to 1 4 of a Kind ‘7 to 1

[0052] Alternatively, any other appropriate pay table can be used.

[0053] After each Player has finished reading his or her cards, he orshe then selects and places his or her best 5card poker hand and onediscard on the appropriate spaces. Subsequently, the dealer puts awaythe Banker's cards in the discard hold, opens the cards of the Player atthe immediate right of the dealer, and settles the Players wager(s)against the Banker. After completing the transaction of the Player atthe immediate right of the dealer, the dealer moves on and completes thetransaction of the next Player, and so on. Upon the completion of alltransactions, a new round of play will begin.

[0054] Rules regarding the Banker's hand: In the preferred embodiment,each Player and the Banker are each dealt a hand; each Player's handdoes play and the Banker's hand does not play since Players are notallowed to bet on the contents of the Banker's hand. In an embodiment,each Player is dealt a hand, but the Banker is dealt no hand. In anotherembodiment, each Player and the Banker are each dealt a hand; eachPlayer's hand does play and the Banker's hand does play since Playersare allowed to bet on the contents of the Bankers hand.

CREATING OTHER VERSIONS OF THE INVENTION

[0055] Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet,Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight OrBetter Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet, and Bonus Betare the subgames of The invention. There are many ways to create otherversions of the invention and they are:

[0056] 1. The invention consists of the game of any one of the subgames.

[0057] 2. The invention consists of the games of any two of thesubgames.

[0058] 3. The invention consists of the games of any three of thesubgames.

[0059] 4. The invention consists of the games of any four of thesubgames.

[0060] 5. The invention consists of the games of any five of thesubgames.

[0061] 6. The invention consists of the games of any six of thesubgames. And

[0062] 7. The invention consists of the games of all the subgames.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method of playing a card game among a pluralityof Players and a Banker, each Player wagering against the Banker, themethod comprising the following steps: (a) providing and shuffling atleast one standard poker deck of 52 cards plus at least one Joker, (b)each Player placing at least one wager of Specified Two Pair Or BetterBet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet, 3 Of AKind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet, Flush Or Better Bet, FullHouse Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet; (c) dealing cards into enough dealthands of six cards to provide a dealt hand for each Player and for theBanker, (d) determining which dealt hand is assigned to each Player andwhich dealt hand is assigned to the Banker; (e) from each Player own sixcards, each Player selecting and keeping his or her best 5-card pokerhand and discarding one other card; (f) determining whether eachPlayer's wager or wagers win, lose or tie; and (g) settling eachPlayer's wager or wagers against the Banker.
 2. The method of playing acard game according to claim 1 , wherein the card game uses one standardpoker deck of 52 cards plus 4 Jokers.
 3. The method of playing a cardgame according to claim 1 , wherein each Joker may be used as any card.4. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1 , wherein aPlayer's Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player'sbest 5-card poker hand is Specified Two Pair, any Two Pair that rankshigher than Specified Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, FullHouse, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and thewager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of theaforesaid winning hands.
 5. The method of playing a card game accordingto claim 4 , wherein Specified Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money,namely 1 to 1, on a hand of Specified Two Pair, any Two Pair that rankshigher than the Specified Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, FullHouse, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.
 6. Themethod of playing a card game according to claim 1 , wherein a Player'sTens Two Pair Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card pokerhand is Tens Two Pair, Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair,Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind,Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if thePlayer's best 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winninghands.
 7. The method of playing a card game according to claim 6 ,wherein Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet pays Even Money, namely 1 to 1, on ahand of Tens Two Pair, Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair,Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind,Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.
 8. The method of playing acard game according to claim 1 , wherein Jacks Two Pair Or Better Betwager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Jacks Two Pair,Queens Two Pair, Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight,Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or RoyalFlush; and the wager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is notone of the aforesaid winning hands.
 9. The method of playing a card gameaccording to claim 8 , wherein Jacks Two Pair Or Better Bet pays EvenMoney, namely 1 to 1, on a hand of Jacks Two Pair, Queens Two Pair,Kings Two Pair, Aces Two Pair, 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full Houseor 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.
 10. Themethod of playing a card game according to claim 1 , wherein a Player's3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card pokerhand is 3 of a Kind, Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, StraightFlush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player'sbest 5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands. 11.The method of playing a card game according to claim 10 , wherein 3 Of AKind Or Better Bet pays 2 to 1 on a hand of 3 of a Kind, Straight,Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or RoyalFlush.
 12. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1 ,wherein a Straight Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-cardpoker hand is Straight, Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush,5 of a Kind or Royal Flush; and the wager loses if the Player's best5-card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.
 13. Themethod of playing a card game according to claim 12 , wherein StraightOr Better Bet pays 2.5 to 1 on a hand of Straight, Flush, Full House, 4of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind or Royal Flush.
 14. The method ofplaying a card game according to claim 1 , wherein a Player's Flush OrBetter Bet wager wins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is Flush,Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flushor Natural Royal Flush; the wager loses if the Player's best 5-cardpoker hand is not one of the aforesaid winning hands.
 15. The method ofplaying a card game according to claim 14 , wherein Flush Or Better Betpays 4.5 to 1 on a hand of Flush, Full House, 4 of a Kind, StraightFlush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush.
 16. Themethod of playing a card game according to claim 14 , wherein Flush OrBetter Bet pays 100 to 1 on a hand of Royal Flush, 60 to 1 on a hand of5 of a Kind, 20 to 1 on a hand of Straight Flush, 7 to 1 on a hand of 4of a Kind, 4 to 1 on a hand of Full House, and 2 to 1 of a hand ofFlush.
 17. The method of playing a card game according to claim 1 ,wherein a Player's Full House Or Better Bet wager wins if the Player'sbest 5-card poker hand is Full House, 4 of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 ofa Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; and the wager loses ifthe Player's best 5card poker hand is not one of the aforesaid winninghands.
 18. The method of playing a card game according to claim 16wherein Full House Or Better Bet pays 8 to 1 on a hand of Full House, 4of a Kind, Straight Flush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or NaturalRoyal Flush.
 19. The method of playing a card game according to claim 16, wherein Full House Or Better Bet pays 5,000 to 1 on a hand of NaturalRoyal Flush, 80 to 1 on a hand of Wild Royal Flush, 60 to 1 on a hand of5 of a Kind, 20 to 1 on a hand of Straight Flush, 4 to 1 on a hand of 4of a Kind, and 3 to 1 on a hand of Full House.
 20. The method of playinga card game according to claim 1 , wherein a Player's Bonus Bet wagerwins if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is 4 of a Kind, StraightFlush, 5 of a Kind, Wild Royal Flush or Natural Royal Flush; and thewager loses if the Player's best 5-card poker hand is not one of theaforesaid winning hands.
 21. The method of playing a card game accordingto claim 19 , wherein 4 Of A Kind Or Better Bet pays 5,000 to 1 on ahand of Natural Royal Flush, 100 to 1 on a hand of Wild Royal Flush, 60to 1 on a hand of 5 of a Kind, 30 to 1 on a hand of Straight Flush, and7 to 1 on a hand of 4 of a Kind.
 22. A method of playing a card gameamong a plurality of Players and a Banker, each Player wagering againstthe Banker, the method comprising the following steps: (a) providing andshuffling at least one standard poker deck of 52 cards, wherein eitherall Twos, all Threes, all Fours, all Fives, all Sixes, all Sevens, allEights, all Nines, all Tens, all Jacks, all Queens, all Kings, or allAces are Wild Cards; (b) each Player placing at least one wager ofSpecified Two Pair Or Better Bet, Tens Two Pair Or Better Bet, Jacks TwoPair Or Better Bet, 3 Of A Kind Or Better Bet, Straight Or Better Bet,Flush Or Better Bet, Full House Or Better Bet and Bonus Bet; (c) dealingcards into enough dealt hands of six cards to provide a dealt hand foreach Player and for the Banker; (d) determining which dealt hand isassigned to each Player and which dealt hand is assigned to the Banker;(e) from each Player own six cards, each Player selecting and keepinghis or her best 5-card poker hand and discarding one other card; (f)determining whether each Player's wager or wagers win, lose or tie; and(g) settling each Player's wager or wagers against the Banker.
 23. Amethod of playing a card game according to claim 22 , wherein each WildCard can be used as any card.